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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS — Greek and foreign leaders laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before Parliament on Thursday, Greek Independence Day, during celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution (1821).
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou laid a wreath, followed by wreath-laying by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Prince Charles of Wales, Russian Federation Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly. All represent countries that contributed to the Greek War for Independence.
After the Evzones national guard withdrew from the site, the officials remain to follow the military parade that is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
The parade will bring the two-day celebrations to a conclusion, while the French frigate 'Languedoc' and the Russian one 'Admiral Fiota Kasatov' are docked at Piraeus to honor the anniversary.
During the parade, fighter jets and helicopters will fly over various sections of Greece, from 10:00 to 11:00.
Greek President also met with Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, at the Presidential Mansion on Thursday, Greek Independence Day, and paid a visit to the presidential guard (Evzones).
The two officials inspected the presidential guard and were given a tour of an exhibit on its history.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.
ATHENS - The European Union needs to get involved in the case of the two-year jail sentence given ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri who was elected Mayor of the seaside town of Himare and said the trial was a farce to get him and protect Prime Minister Edi Rama’s business friends.